Tuesday, February 28, 2017

More Seuss Fun!

Today was day 2 of our Seuss celebrations!

Today we were supposed to wear red for Thing 1 & Thing 2.  I was out yesterday on wear hat for Cat in the Hat Day with a sick kiddo so... I had to wear my Seuss pants today!  


So I thought I would share a literacy station idea that I used today and a math station idea that I am planning on using tomorrow. 

Scrambled Eggs & Ham

In honor of Green Eggs and Ham I introduced Scrambled Eggs at my popcorn word station.  This is also a great activity for Easter time.  

What you need:
A spelling paper numbered 1-12
12 plastic easter eggs
letter tiles
Basket for eggs or an empty carton

1.  label each egg 1-12 with a black sharpie
2.  pick out 12 popcorn words
3.  put the letter tiles for each word into an egg.  
(one word per egg)
4.  close the egg and put it in the basket.  

How to Play:  
 The first time that we do this activity I do it together as a group.  
The first student reaches in and grabs and egg.  Opens it up and dumps out the letter tiles.  That student tries to unscramble the world.  

First we determine how many letters the word has.  (I give clues if needed...it has 3 letters and starts with a "w").  Once the student unscrambles the word they look at the number on the egg and then write the word next to the corresponding number.  

*This is where I stress the importance of putting all of the letter tiles back into the egg and making sure its closed.  

The next person gets a chance.  They pull out an egg and then follow the same steps.  

 Although some students may need assistance they can eventually do this activity independently.  



Seuss Sensory Bin 

Addition & Subtraction

What you need:
Colorful confetti
Deck of cards
Wooden block
Dr. Seuss Characters (optional)

Click on the link below for a video on how to set this up and what to do.  

Super easy, engaging, and it only cost $4.00!

Let me know what you think!

We also started our Thing handprints.  
This was not my original idea.  I found it on Pinterest.  
Here is the link I used.  


Final product coming soon!





Monday, February 27, 2017

Two Weeks of Seuss!!!



I love kindergarten and everything about it.  I try to make everyday fun and engaging but I must admit Dr. Seuss is one of my faves!

So two years ago I decided to go big and make the most of our Dr. Seuss theme!  Since then I look forward to it every year.  

We have two full weeks of theme days.  

This is the letter I send home to parents.  

The themes for each day go along with a specific Dr. Seuss story.

I am going to share ideas for the first week and I will continue to add pictures to my Instagram and Facebook account as the fun goes on.  

I have included links to the different resources that I have used during my Dr. Seuss themes.    I am so thankful for all the amazing teachers out there who have shared so many great resources. 

For Monday, we all get to wear hats in honor of Dr. Seuss.  
We read The Cat in the Hat do rhyming activities and decided how would we get the Cat in the Hat to leave our house.

On Tuesday, we all wear red and make super cute headbands for Thing 1 and Thing 2.


Here is a link to the TPT product I use for each student.  
There are Things 1-36 so everyone gets to have their own number.  
Thanks Brittany Archibald.

Here is the link for the Teacher Headbands.
Thanks Lily.

We also make Thing 1 and Thing 2's out of shapes.  


Thanks Deidre from JDaniels4'smom.

Wednesday is Wacky Wednesday!  
I love this day and all of the Wackiness involved in Wacky Wednesday!
We dress crazy, wacky, and mismatched!

We read Wacky Wednesday and find all of the wackiness on every page!  

If you haven't taken the time to read this book it is GREAT!!!  I project it on the big screen and the kiddos love finding everything wacky.  

We then write about our very own Wacky Wednesday!



Wacky and mismatched!

On Thursday, we will celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday!  
We all wear party hats and read happy Birthday to you!



Friday is always fun Friday in my classroom!

So on Friday we wear green, make green eggs and ham and make Oobleck!!!



Another great resource is the app:

Dr. Seuss Camera - the Cat in the Hat Edition


I take pictures of my students using this filter, print them out, and then my kiddos write about their picture!  



I hope you liked what I shared!  Can't wait to share more about next week!





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